Johan Börje Ryström (born 13 January 1964) is a Swedish professional golfer. Ryström grew up in

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. He started playing golf at age six and was a

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by age fifteen. in August 1986, Ryström won the Nordic Championship over 72 holes in Hvide Klit, Denmark. Later that year he represented Sweden at the

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, finishing 4th with his team and 9th individually. He turned professional after the 1986 season and won three times on the

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. He had six top-10 finishes on the Challenge Tour in 2000 including victory in the Costa Blanca Challenge after beating Henrik Stenson in a playoff.Johan Ryström Bio
European Tour, accessed 6 September 2016 Ryström twice graduated from the Challenge Tour but never won a

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title, finishing runner-up three times. He tied for second in the 1992 Monte Carlo Open together with

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, two strokes behind

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. Later the same year he tied for second at the Open de Catalonia, one stroke behind José Rivero. In the 1993

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he lost in a playoff to

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. Ryström earned a medical exemption for the 2003 season after suffering an elbow injury in 2002, but that were to be his last season. His European Tour official prize money 1988–2003 totaled €886,715.

Amateur wins

*1986 Nordic Championship

Professional wins (8)

Challenge Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (5)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Ryström only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Sweden):

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1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ...

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(representing the Continent of Europe): 1986 Professional *

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(representing Sweden): 1987,

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(winners) *

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(representing Sweden):

References

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